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Peter!

I missed it too, but have just see it on the web by typing in 'Channel Four Back from the Dead' on Google. Give it a try.
I thought the programme very good both in terms of background and ...

Small comfort Bob, but Court Martials did not necessarily result in hanging, flogging and disgrace. One CM merely removed a Master from his post (he took up another later) for overstaying his leave. ...

James!

Amethyst would have carried 5 boats – a 26 foot launch for harbour work, a 30 foot pinnace, and three cutters from 18 to 24 foot long

Of the dozen or so different classes of frigate on th ...

You are, of course absolutely correct in that the very large number of British officers who served with Cochrane in the various S American navies (and, indeed, afterwards) lost their half pay. That i ...

Cochrane had been dismissed from the navy before leaving for S America and would not have been eligible for half pay!

Brian

Interesting point.

Orders in Council going back to 1715 laid down that unemployed officers were not entitled to receive half pay if they
art 3. obtained employment without leave of absence
art 4 ...

Hello Alaric!

I can’t give a precise example of an individual RN officer joining the EIC, but my reaction to your question from general principles is as follows.
1.The term ’resign his commission’ ...

Until recently when naval medicine began to attract serious research, the subject was bedevilled by generalisations. Alas, my own contribution of yesterday – which was intended to describe the situat ...

A small amplification.

The quantity and detail to be found in of Surgeons' Journals/Reports lodged in the NA depends upon the date. The last two thirds of the 19thC saw both the expansion of Brita ...

'Mercenaries'? I hope not! The word has changed its meaning since the Congo violence in the 1950s and 1960s and now has connotations of greed, brutality and self-interest that were lacking in the ear ...

Much as I enjoy Chamier's insights and experiences, this quotation deserves comment.
1. In the early 1820's, 85% of officers on the Navy List were unemployed and the majority, who were without 'inte ...

And Charles......don't forget to tell us the answer. We are all on tenderhooks!

Brian

Alas, according to O'Byrne, Captain Hood Hanway Christian was in the Bay of Biscay during the whole of 1814 supporting Wellington's armies and serving as Governor of Castro. He was nowhere near Rio d ...

Charles!
1. Work I have done on S America (admitedly at a slightly later date) leads me to suggest that the captain is Manley Hall Dixon; the admiral father RA Sir Manley Dixon; and the ship HMS 'Ner ...

Author	Message
Topic: Back from the Dead
brian Replies: 6 Views: 33395	Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 5:08 pm Subject: Back from the Dead
brian Replies: 6 Views: 33395	Peter! I missed it too, but have just see it on the web by typing in 'Channel Four Back from the Dead' on Google. Give it a try. I thought the programme very good both in terms of background and ...
Topic: John Huntington, Master
brian Replies: 12 Views: 18247	Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 9:50 am Subject: Masters RN
brian Replies: 12 Views: 18247	Small comfort Bob, but Court Martials did not necessarily result in hanging, flogging and disgrace. One CM merely removed a Master from his post (he took up another later) for overstaying his leave. ...
Topic: H.M.S. Amethyst(1799-1811) Ship's Boats
brian Replies: 2 Views: 22737	Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 11:49 am Subject: Amethyst
brian Replies: 2 Views: 22737	James! Amethyst would have carried 5 boats – a 26 foot launch for harbour work, a 30 foot pinnace, and three cutters from 18 to 24 foot long Of the dozen or so different classes of frigate on th ...
Topic: Service elsewhere
brian Replies: 8 Views: 23303	Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 2:28 pm Subject: Service elsewhere
brian Replies: 8 Views: 23303	You are, of course absolutely correct in that the very large number of British officers who served with Cochrane in the various S American navies (and, indeed, afterwards) lost their half pay. That i ...
Topic: Service elsewhere
brian Replies: 8 Views: 23303	Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 4:43 pm Subject: Service elsewhere
brian Replies: 8 Views: 23303	Cochrane had been dismissed from the navy before leaving for S America and would not have been eligible for half pay! Brian
Topic: Service elsewhere
brian Replies: 8 Views: 23303	Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 2:12 pm Subject: EIC and RN
brian Replies: 8 Views: 23303	Interesting point. Orders in Council going back to 1715 laid down that unemployed officers were not entitled to receive half pay if they art 3. obtained employment without leave of absence art 4 ...
Topic: Service elsewhere
brian Replies: 8 Views: 23303	Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 9:43 am Subject: RN abd EIC
brian Replies: 8 Views: 23303	Hello Alaric! I can’t give a precise example of an individual RN officer joining the EIC, but my reaction to your question from general principles is as follows. 1.The term ’resign his commission’ ...
Topic: Naval Medical Records
brian Replies: 3 Views: 23144	Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 9:10 am Subject: Medical Records PS
brian Replies: 3 Views: 23144	Until recently when naval medicine began to attract serious research, the subject was bedevilled by generalisations. Alas, my own contribution of yesterday – which was intended to describe the situat ...
Topic: Naval Medical Records
brian Replies: 3 Views: 23144	Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 6:15 pm Subject: Medical Records in the NA
brian Replies: 3 Views: 23144	A small amplification. The quantity and detail to be found in of Surgeons' Journals/Reports lodged in the NA depends upon the date. The last two thirds of the 19thC saw both the expansion of Brita ...
Topic: the sad death of Captain Charles Thurlow Smith
brian Replies: 5 Views: 27984	Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:26 am Subject: 'Mercenaries' or 'Technical Assistance Personnel'?
brian Replies: 5 Views: 27984	'Mercenaries'? I hope not! The word has changed its meaning since the Congo violence in the 1950s and 1960s and now has connotations of greed, brutality and self-interest that were lacking in the ear ...
Topic: the sad death of Captain Charles Thurlow Smith
brian Replies: 5 Views: 27984	Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 11:10 am Subject: Charles Thurlow Smith
brian Replies: 5 Views: 27984	Much as I enjoy Chamier's insights and experiences, this quotation deserves comment. 1. In the early 1820's, 85% of officers on the Navy List were unemployed and the majority, who were without 'inte ...
Topic: Frigate name 1814
brian Replies: 9 Views: 37693	Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:44 pm Subject: Frigate name 1814
brian Replies: 9 Views: 37693	And Charles......don't forget to tell us the answer. We are all on tenderhooks! Brian
Topic: Frigate name 1814
brian Replies: 9 Views: 37693	Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:26 am Subject: Frigate name 1814
brian Replies: 9 Views: 37693	Alas, according to O'Byrne, Captain Hood Hanway Christian was in the Bay of Biscay during the whole of 1814 supporting Wellington's armies and serving as Governor of Castro. He was nowhere near Rio d ...
Topic: Frigate name 1814
brian Replies: 9 Views: 37693	Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 1:50 pm Subject: Frigate Name
brian Replies: 9 Views: 37693	Charles! 1. Work I have done on S America (admitedly at a slightly later date) leads me to suggest that the captain is Manley Hall Dixon; the admiral father RA Sir Manley Dixon; and the ship HMS 'Ner ...